We're pleased to announce that our chosen contractor ProGolf will be starting work on the pitches 9am Wednesday 11th July at the latest. The work is expected to take 3 to 4 weeks (weather permitting).  

 Scope

The agreed plan of work is to improve the drainage on the main and minis pitches (the existing training pitch at the far end of the site is not included in this stage due to cost factors).

ProGolf will install following:

6 inch/160 mm drainage pipes at 8 metre intervals. These will run laterally along the length of each pitch (tryline to tryline effectively and will be laid on top of the existing 3 inch/80 mm drains that were originally installed) .

3 inch/80mm drainage pipes at 5 metre intervals. These will run transverse (across the pitch from touchline to touchline) .

Slit drains at 1.5 metre intervals also running transverse (touchline to touchline). These are narrow cuts in the pitch filled with sand/gravel.

After drainage works are completed the existing thatch (top layer of grass) will be removed from both pitches and ProGolf will spread the surfaces with Wexford sand before re-seeding.  The entire playing surface wil be levelled as part of this project.

Timeline

Starting on 11th July  - works are expected to take 3 to 4 weeks (weather permitting). Pitches are expected to be playable in 6-8 weeks after completion of works (end September/early October). If it continues, current drought conditions may delay re-seeding.